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 The discussion of prayer is so great that it requires the Father to reveal it, His firstborn Word to teach it, and the Spirit to enable us to think and speak rightly of so great a subject. Feast of Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen, Visionary, 1179 Seducers...
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 Origen (C. 185–253) Summary
1,268 words, approx. 4 pagesOrigen(C. 185–253) Origen, the Christian theologian and exegete of the Bible, was the foremost member of the catechetical school at Alexandria. Born of Christian parents in Alexandria, he was made head of a Christian school there in 204. He... summary from source:
 Origen (Oregenes Adamantius) Summary
80 words, approx. 1 pages185?-254 Alexandrian philosopher and Christian theologian who was one of the earliest intellectual fathers of the Greek Church. Origen sought to amalgamate a comprehensive rendering of Hellenic science in a Christian interpretation. He defined... summary from source:
 Origen Summary
3,072 words, approx. 10 pages ORIGEN (c. 185–c. 254), surnamed Adamantius (the man of steel or diamond), is considered the greatest Christian theologian of the Antenicene period. The main source for Origen's life is the sixth book of Eusebius of Caesarea's... summary from source:
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For the 5th century Jewish physician from Alexandria with a similar name, see Adamantius. Origen, Christian church father and philosopher Origen (Greek: Ὠριγένης Ōrigénēs, or Origen Adamantius, ca. 185–ca. 254) was an early Christian...
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 Anglican Theological Review Origen
04/01/2000: 584 words, approx. 2 pages Origen. By Joseph W Trigg. The Early Church Fathers. London & New York: Routledge, 1998. x + 292 pp. $75.00 (cloth). This is the third volume in the series titled "The Early Church Fathers," which aims to present introductions to the lives and... summary from source:
Anglican Theological Review The Westminster Handbook to Origen
04/01/2005: 753 words, approx. 3 pages The Westminster Handbook to Origen. Edited by John Anthony McGuckin. The Westminster Handbooks to Christian Theology. Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox Press, 2004. xxi + 228 pp. $34.95 (paper). Heretic or saint? That question has beleaguered Origen (d. 254), and Origen's spirit, for... summary from source:
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8/6/2007: 989 words, approx. 3 pagesIt's been 178 years since a New Mexican merchant found a spring surrounded by scarce greenery in the parched Mojave Desert and called it the Spanish word for "the meadows."Now the water source that gave Las Vegas its name and slaked the thirsts of travelers...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Henry Chadwick
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In this essay, Chadwick reviews Origen's life and teachings, showing in what ways Origen is different from Clement, his predecessor. Throughout are discussions of Origen's thinking on revelation, gnosticism, Christian philosophy, human sexuality, and the Incarnation.
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Critical Essay by Andrew Louth
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In this essay, Louth examines the degree to which Platonism permeates Origen's theology, showing how Origen helped found the tradition of intellectual mysticism received by the Eastern Church and, more broadly, the whole of the Christian mystical tradition, having provided a framework within which mystical theology could develop.
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Critical Essay by P. M. O'Cleirigh
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In this essay, O'Cleirigh examines the teaching of Origen over against the teachings of Christian orthodoxy with a view to answering the question much in debate among scholars: Did Origen write from a comprehensive view of Christian theology or did he merely apply his philosophical mind to mystical ends?
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